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What History Teaches Us About How Protests Spark Change
We look back at protests from the civil rights era — both nonviolent and violent — to understand how these actions lead to changes in public policy. …
6 years, 3 months ago
Truth Be Told: Protesting For The Soul of America
This week we’re sharing an episode from Truth Be Told, made by our colleagues: Tonya Mosley, Isabeth Mendoza and Suzie Racho. They speak with Dr. Edd…
6 years, 3 months ago
The Little Known History of Japanese Internment on Angel Island
Visitors to Angel Island often learn about how the island was once an immigration processing and detention center where Chinese immigrants were made …
6 years, 4 months ago
Pizza Co-Ops: Where Everyone Gets a Slice of the Pie
Bay Curious listener Columbia Shafer was walking along Grand Ave in Oakland one day, when she noticed a new Zachary's pizza shop opening. "They were …
6 years, 4 months ago
How Rice-A-Roni Became The San Francisco Treat
There was a time when you couldn't go too long watching television without seeing a commercial for Rice-A-Roni. Many featured images of San Francisco…
6 years, 4 months ago
No Prom. No Yearbook Signing. No Graduation Ceremony. It's High School in 2020.
For KQED's annual Youth Takeover project, we hand the mic over to four Bay Area high school students who have been keeping audio diaries while under …
6 years, 4 months ago
What Help Is There for California’s Undocumented Immigrants?
Listener Russ Johnson asked how coronavirus is impacting undocumented Californians, and if leaders are working to help them. An estimated 2 million C…
6 years, 4 months ago
For Love and Hair
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting people in ways big and small. Some are very personal. What's it like to date an immunocompromised person right …
6 years, 5 months ago
Cleaner Air and Weirder Dreams — Such Is Life in April 2020
As we shelter-in-place, a lot of people on Twitter are sharing the strange dreams they're having. We look into why that might be. And, listener Anne-…
6 years, 5 months ago
Did We Put the 'Bay' In Bay Windows?
There are so many bay windows in San Francisco, Oakland, and other cities around the Bay Area it would be easy to assume they were invented here. But…
6 years, 5 months ago